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Kerman vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kerman is 28.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% less in Kerman
Groceries: pay 64.4% less in Kerman
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Kerman
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Kerman
Childcare: pay 90.2% less in Kerman
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.1% less in Kerman
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in Kerman

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Kerman. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kerman.

Kerman vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kerman instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 50.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kerman
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$4.00 IRR168,490	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$4.00 IRR168,490	-54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.67 IRR28,082	-61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.00 IRR42,122	-23.3%
Average			-50.7%

Mexico City vs. Kerman - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Kerman
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$0.32 IRR13,479	-87.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$1.00 IRR42,122	-80.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$2.21 IRR93,013	-66.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$1.04 IRR43,807	-60.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$0.93 IRR39,168	-75.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.35 IRR14,648	-74.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.85 IRR35,665	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.44 IRR18,470	-55.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.31 IRR12,857	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.29 IRR12,340	-69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.21 IRR8,916	-78.7%
Average			-64.4%

Mexico City vs. Kerman - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kerman
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	??
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$47,125.00 IRR1,985,022,812	+135.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	??
Average			+135.3%

Mexico City vs. Kerman - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Kerman
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$50.00 IRR2,106,125	+61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$341.67 IRR14,391,854	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$166.67 IRR7,020,417	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$8.41 IRR354,325	-77.5%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 90.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kerman
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$67.00 IRR2,822,208	-84.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$450.00 IRR18,955,125	-95.9%
Average			-90.2%

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pay 73.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kerman
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$0.50 IRR21,061	-84.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$1.53 IRR64,588	-59.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$1.50 IRR63,184	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$17.00 IRR716,082	-70.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$1.00 IRR42,122	-84.6%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kerman
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$22.00 IRR926,695	-63.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$65.00 IRR2,737,962	+35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$129.00 IRR5,433,802	+22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$57.50 IRR2,422,044	-48.2%
Average			-13.7%

Mexico City vs. Kerman - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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